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District leaders urge advocacy as MCATs are prorated; auditorium bid scheduled Feb. 2

Community High School District 94 Board of Education · January 21, 2026
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Summary

District finance staff told the CHSD 94 board that mandated categoricals are being prorated (about 60–70%), forcing the district to use Evidence-Based Funding (EBF) dollars to cover transportation and private facility tuition shortfalls. The board was told the auditorium renovation bid opens Feb. 2 with award expected in February.

District finance leaders told the Community High School District 94 Board of Education that state-mandated categorical payments are being prorated and that the district has been using Evidence-Based Funding (EBF) dollars to cover the shortfall.

"EBF is currently at around $10,000,000 that we receive every year," said the district’s executive director of business services, describing the district’s fiscal picture. He said mandated categoricals (MCATs) are being prorated at roughly 60–70…

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